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Use this guide to disconnect the display and camera cables in your MacBook Air 15" 2023.
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Unplug all cables and fully power off your MacBook.
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Close the display and lay your MacBook upside down. Keep your laptop closed until you've physically disconnected the battery.
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Use a P5 pentalobe screwdriver to remove the four 6.4 mm‑long screws securing the lower case.
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Apply a suction handle to the center of the lower case's front edge.
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Pull up on the suction handle to create a gap between the lower case and the frame.
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Insert an opening pick into the gap.
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Slide the pick to the bottom right corner to release the first clip.
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Slide the pick around the corner and up the right edge to release the next two clips.
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Insert the opening pick in the original gap created with the suction handle.
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Slide the opening pick to the bottom left corner and up the left edge to release the three remaining snapping clips.
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Keep the lower case flat to the frame and firmly slide it straight away from the back edge, one corner at a time, to disengage the sliding tabs.
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Remove the lower case.
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Set the lower case in place and align the sliding tabs with the screw heads they slide over. Press down and slide the lower case toward the back edge to engage the tabs—it'll stop sliding as the tabs engage.
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Once the lower case is flush with the frame, press down firmly along the perimeter to engage the six snapping clips.
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Use blunt nose tweezers or your fingers to remove the piece of tape covering the battery connector cover.
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Use a 3IP Torx Plus screwdriver to remove the two 1.5 mm‑long screws securing the battery connector cover.
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Remove the cover.
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Use an opening pick to pry up and disconnect the battery connector.
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Use a 3IP Torx Plus screwdriver to remove the following screws:
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Two 2.6 mm‑long screws securing the left hinge cover
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Two 1.5 mm‑long screws securing the speaker cable cover
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Remove the speaker cable cover.
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Insert the point of a spudger into one of the left hinge cover's screw holes.
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Push the hinge cover away from the back edge to dislodge it.
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Remove the hinge cover.
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Use the point of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the right speaker press connector.
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Remove the three screws securing the right speaker:
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One 5.5 mm‑long 4IP Torx Plus screw
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One 2.7 mm‑long 4IP Torx Plus screw
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One 3.5 mm‑long 6IP Torx Plus screw
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Lift the speaker's left edge over the frame and slide it to the left to remove it.
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Use a 3IP Torx Plus screwdriver to remove the following screws:
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Two 2.6 mm‑long screws securing the right hinge cover
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Two 1.5 mm‑long screws securing the speaker cable cover
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Remove the speaker cable cover.
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Insert the point of a spudger into one of the right hinge cover's screw holes.
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Push the hinge cover away from the back edge to dislodge it.
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Remove the hinge cover.
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Use the point of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the left speaker press connector.
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Remove the three screws securing the right speaker:
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One 5.5 mm‑long 4IP Torx Plus screw
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One 2.7 mm‑long 4IP Torx Plus screw
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One 3.5 mm‑long 6IP Torx Plus screw
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Lift the speaker's right edge over the frame and slide it to the right to remove it.
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Use a 3IP Torx Plus screwdriver to remove the two 1.5 mm‑long screws securing the antenna cables cover.
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Remove the cover.
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Insert one arm of a pair of angled tweezers under the metal neck of one of the antenna connectors and lift straight up to disconnect it.
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Disconnect the other antenna.
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Use a 4IP Torx Plus screwdriver to remove the two 5.5 mm‑long screws securing the antenna bar.
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Remove the antenna bar.
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Use tweezers or your fingers to remove the foam pad from the cover.
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Use a 3IP Torx Plus screwdriver to remove the four 1.5 mm‑long screws securing the display and camera cables cover.
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Remove the cover.
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Use a spudger to pry up and disconnect the display and camera cable press connectors.
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Use a 3IP Torx Plus screwdriver to remove the two 2.8 mm‑long screws securing the display and camera cables to the frame.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
